1. Describe how the village looks on the day of the lottery.
- Neat houses, green lawns and flowers everywhere.
2. How many people live in the village?
- About 300.
1. Describe how the village looks on the day of the lottery.
- Neat houses, green lawns and flowers everywhere.
2. How many people live in the village?
- About 300.
3. What are people gathering in the town square?
- It is the annual lottery day.
4. What is the traditional job of the village boys on
Lottery Day?
- They collect stones and bring them to the town square.
5. Which stones are the most prized for use in the lottery?
- Smooth, round ones.
6. What is the date of the lottery?
- June 27th.
7. In a large village, how long might the lottery last?
- As much as seven days.
8. What are the men doing before it is time for the lottery
to begin?
- Standing in a group talking about tractors and rain.
9. What are the women doing before the lottery?
- Standing together and gossiping.
10. How do they assemble when it is time to begin the
ceremony?
- Coming together in family groups.
11. What is being used for the first time this year?
- Slips of paper instead of wood chips.
12. What serious formality occurs before the lottery begins?
- The swearing in of the officials.
13. What is Mr. Zanini's distinction at the lottery?
- He is the last one to draw a slip from the black box.
14. What sound is heard as the papers are opened?
- The women speaking all at once.
15. What is the procedure after Bill reveals that his family
is the one?
- Slips will be put in the box for every member of the
Hutchinson family.
16. Who needs help from Mr. Graves to open his slip?
- Little Dave Hutchinson.
17. Who will participate in the ritual?
- All of Tessie's friends, neighbors and family members.
18. What type of story is The Lottery?
- A satire
19. What is Jackson's main theme in this short story?
- The foolishness of blindly following tradition.
20. What is the tone as the story begins?
- Cheerful, bright and colorful.
21. What is Jackson's first element of surprise in the
story?
- The boys gathering stones.
22. What holiday is mentioned in the story that suggests
this village is in America?
- Halloween.
23. How do most of the villagers appear to regard the
lottery?
- They look forward to it.
- It is the annual lottery day.
4. What is the traditional job of the village boys on
Lottery Day?
- They collect stones and bring them to the town square.
5. Which stones are the most prized for use in the lottery?
- Smooth, round ones.
6. What is the date of the lottery?
- June 27th.
7. In a large village, how long might the lottery last?
- As much as seven days.
8. What are the men doing before it is time for the lottery
to begin?
- Standing in a group talking about tractors and rain.
9. What are the women doing before the lottery?
- Standing together and gossiping.
10. How do they assemble when it is time to begin the
ceremony?
- Coming together in family groups.
11. What is being used for the first time this year?
- Slips of paper instead of wood chips.
12. What serious formality occurs before the lottery begins?
- The swearing in of the officials.
13. What is Mr. Zanini's distinction at the lottery?
- He is the last one to draw a slip from the black box.
14. What sound is heard as the papers are opened?
- The women speaking all at once.
15. What is the procedure after Bill reveals that his family
is the one?
- Slips will be put in the box for every member of the
Hutchinson family.
16. Who needs help from Mr. Graves to open his slip?
- Little Dave Hutchinson.
17. Who will participate in the ritual?
- All of Tessie's friends, neighbors and family members.
18. What type of story is The Lottery?
- A satire
19. What is Jackson's main theme in this short story?
- The foolishness of blindly following tradition.
20. What is the tone as the story begins?
- Cheerful, bright and colorful.
21. What is Jackson's first element of surprise in the
story?
- The boys gathering stones.
22. What holiday is mentioned in the story that suggests
this village is in America?
- Halloween.
23. How do most of the villagers appear to regard the
lottery?
- They look forward to it.